How to Use by the score in a Sentence

by the score

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  • All of those scary moments are enhanced so much by the score.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Large tech companies in those cities turn out millionaires by the score.
    oregonlive, 6 May 2022
  • Slater started screaming and bouncing up and down when the scores were read, clearly stunned by the score.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
  • This was not some far-off game in the hinterlands that the committee members could only judge by the score.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
  • The White Sox leave three in the ninth, and the A’s hang on to the win it by the score of 5-3.
    John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 30 Sep. 2020
  • On the other hand, the number of EV start-ups that are forced out of the game might be counted by the score.
    IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Near the Cedar Run trail in the Whiteoak Canyon area, there are waterfalls by the score.
    Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Despite this, the team was able to defeat the Jets by the score of 30-27 this past Monday night.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Vegas overcame a double-digit fourth quarter deficit, winning by the score of 26-23.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Then, they got hit by an unexpected shortage of semiconductors used by the score in modern vehicles.
    Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2022
  • There were perpetual calendars by the score, and plenty of hardstone dials, along with blue dials of every color.
    Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Corporations by the score, even the hundreds, have been happy to sign on to rhetorical displays of good citizenship.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The Council approves denser, taller, market-rate housing by the score, and housing costs have climbed dramatically.
    Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Part of it is the visuals, supported heavily by the score composed by musical trio Berlinist.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Success isn’t just defined by the score at the end of the game but by the mental ability to stay calm, focused, and resilient during the most demanding moments in the game.
    Brook Choulet, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Or just to get carried along by the score from Ukrainian quartet DakhaBrakha as Frodo frolics obliviously on the edge of war.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Healthcare staffing firms say that candidates in those fields are rejecting offers to move to red states by the score, according to a survey by the Washington Post.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022
  • McNamara kills bad guys by the score in a world off its axis while berating herself over neglecting her children, a lament that any modern parent can identify with.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The Dodgers went on to defeat the Giants by the score of 6-3 giving Kershaw a no-decision while clinching a postseason berth.
    Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Despite this, New York fell by the score of 23-20 following a late-game interception from Rodgers with everything on the line.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Philadelphia put up an absolutely laughable performance, losing by the score of 27-17.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 17 Nov. 2020
  • San Diego’s main rival, Seattle, owns two championships and eliminated the Legion last June by the score of 43-19.
    Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2023
  • This season, the Hoosiers currently hold the best record in the Big Ten at 6-0, coming off a statement victory against Oregon by the score of 30-20.
    Greg Liodice, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • He was captivated by the score, which Park and Aronson describe as a stew of indie music, modern classical orchestration, jazz chords, film scores, and minimalist motor rhythms, with a few jazz-standard pastiche songs mixed in.
    Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
  • In the previous renderings, one image showed the stadium's interior with a small scoreboard in the corner that had Buffalo beating the New York Jets by the score of 24-3.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
  • After another season-ending loss to a Power Four opponent — this time by the score of 38-10 to Washington in the LA Bowl — the Broncos could have asked some questions at the most important position on the field.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Dec. 2025
  • After the Dolphins fell at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday by the score of 29-27, Tagovailoa sent shockwaves throughout the NFL with the ongoing issues regarding the Dolphins.
    Greg Liodice, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025

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